Events

Kentucky Festivals and Events

Kentucky is a state so enriched with interesting history and heritage, music and arts, sports and outdoors, there always seems to be a fun festival celebrating a Kentucky something or somebody.

The Kentucky Derby may be our best known event, but if you thought it was just a horse race— think again. The Kentucky Derby Festival, a multi-week celebration of the Kentucky Derby itself, offers festivities ranging from steamboat and hot air balloon races to marathons, celebrity events and the Thunder Over Louisville fireworks display.

Other cool Kentucky festivals include Owensboro's International Bar-B-Q Festival, London's World Chicken Festival, and the oldest bluegrass music festival in the state: Lexington's The Festival of the Bluegrass.

Use the search below to discover Kentucky events by city, region, date and keyword.

WILDERNESS ROADS LEAD TO KNOX COUNTY, KENTUCKY

By Marty Rosen
The Warrior’s Path. The Wilderness Road. Boone Trace.
These are trails that take us to the very heart of American history – and they all intersect in a special place: Knox County, Kentucky.
A place where you can still get a sense of the wilderness that greeted...